Mark Twain's Library of HumorCharles L. Webster & Company, 1888 - 707 pages "Now if there is any one class of their authors whom the American people do know rather better than any other, it is the American humorists, from Washington Irving to Bill Nye... We have tried to arrange our Library so as to include passages representative of every period and section." -The Associate Editors in the modern Introduction to Mark Twain's Library of Humor (1888) Mark Twain's Library of Humor (1875) is a collection of short humorous stories compiled by Mark Twain, including his own essays and those of other popular contemporary writers, such as Washington Irving, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ambrose Bierce, and many others. This jacketed hardcover replica of the 1888 edition of Mark Twain's Library of Humor, with the authentic illustrations by E. W. Kemble, is an entertaining and humorous book for book lovers and Mark Twain aficionados. |
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... half a mile below , with whitened hair and a boat half full of water ; and that the guide was upset , and boat , contents and man were strewn along the shore . After this common experience we went quickly on our journey , and , a couple ...
... half the battery over- hauled and ready for service . To keep the artillery dry we stuffed wads of loose hemp into the muz- zles , and fitted wood- en pegs to the touch- holes . SAILOR BEN . At recess the next noon the Centipedes met in ...
... half - holiday , and the Centipedes assembled in my barn to decide on the final arrange . ments . These were as simple as could be . As the fuses were connected , it needed but one person to fire the train . Hereupon arose a discussion ...
... - handkerchief , with his initial embroidered at the corner ; and his hair is beautifully parted down behind , which is very fortunate , as otherwise it would look so badly when only half his head showed . THE NEW LIVERY . 39.
Mark Twain William Dean Howells. look so badly when only half his head showed . . . . . How thankful we ought to be that we live now with so many churches , and such fine ones , and such gentlemanly ministers as Mr. Cheese . And how ...
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